ML081140698

IR 05000348-08-301 and 05000364-08-301, on 04/17/2008, Reactor and Senior Reactor Operator Initial Examinations - Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant

ML081140698
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	04/23/2008
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Jerrica Johnson Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR-08-301
Download: ML081140698 (5)

See also: IR 05000348/2008301

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER

61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931

April 23, 2008

Mr. J. Randy Johnson

Vice President - Farley

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

7388 North State Highway 95

Columbia, AL 36319

SUBJECT: REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS

JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT 05000348/2008301 AND

05000364/2008301

Dear Mr. Johnson:

In a telephone conversation on April 17, 2008, between Ms. Donna M. Christiansen, Nuclear

Operations Training Supervisor, and Mr. Mark Bates, Senior Operations Engineer,

arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Farley Nuclear

Plant. The operating test is scheduled to be administered the weeks of October 27 and

November 3, 2008. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of

November 10, 2008. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of September 29,

2008.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare both the written

examination and operating test based on the guidelines in Revision 9, Supplement 1, of

NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC

regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the

examination is administered. Your staff has also agreed to make all copies of examination

materials that are necessary for administering the exam.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the outline for the

operating test by July 7, 2008. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting

reference materials identified in NUREG 1021, ES-201, Attachment 2, Reference Material

Guidelines For Initial Licensing Examinations, will be due by September 2, 2008. Pursuant to

10 CFR 55.40(b) (3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the

outlines, examinations, and tests before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval.

All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use. We request that any personal, proprietary,

sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in your response be contained in a separate

enclosure and appropriately marked. Any delay in receiving the required examination and

reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the

examinations to be rescheduled.

SNC 2

In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessary

for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with NUREG 1021, ES-402, Administering Initial Written Examinations, and to make the simulation facility

available on the dates noted above. In accordance with NUREG 1021, ES-302, Administering

Operating Tests To Initial License Applicants, your staff should retain the original simulator

performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the

dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.

Appendix E of NUREG 1021, Policies and Guidelines For Taking NRC Examinations,

contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written

examinations and operating tests are being administered.

To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor

operator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024),

and waiver requests (if any)(OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first

examination date. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination

date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has

been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of

Management and Budget, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30,

2009. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500

hours per response, including the time for writing the examinations, and reviewing instructions,

gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of

information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6

F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet

electronic mail at BJS1@NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20503.

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection

of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be

available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the

Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS

is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www/nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html (the Public

Electronic Reading Room).

SNC 3

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Ms. Christiansen has been advised of the

policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's

examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Mark Bates at (404) 562-4612,

(Internet E-mail: Mark.Bates@nrc.gov), Mr. Craig Kontz at (404) 562-4715, (Internet E-mail:

Craig.Kontz@nrc.gov) or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail: Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-348, 50-364

License Nos.: NPF-2, NPF-8

cc: See Page 4

SNC 4

cc: B. D. McKinney Moanica Caston

Licensing Services Manager Vice President and General Counsel

B-031 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Electronic Mail Distribution

Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution M. Stanford Blanton, Esq.

Balch and Bingham Law Firm

Jeffrey T. Gasser Electronic Mail Distribution

Executive Vice President

Southern Nuclear Operating Dr. D. E. Williamson

Company, Inc. State Health Officer

Electronic Mail Distribution Alabama Dept. of Public Health

Electronic Mail Distribution

William D. Oldfield

Quality Assurance Supervisor Mr. Mark Culver

Southern Nuclear Operating Chairman

Company Houston County Commission

Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 6406

Dothan, AL 36302

L. Mike Stinson

Vice President Senior Resident Inspector

Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant

Company, Inc. U.S. NRC

Electronic Mail Distribution 7388 N. State Highway 95

Columbia, AL 36319

David H. Jones

Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc

Engineering ATTN: Mr. John G. Horn, Plant Training &

Southern Nuclear Operating Emergency Preparedness Manager

Company, Inc. Farley Nuclear Plant

Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 470

Ashford, AL 36312

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SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA/

NAME Craig Kontz * Mark A. Bates* MT.Widmann Scott Shaeffer

DATE 04/18/2008 04/18/2008 04/21/2008 04/21/2008

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